Linc

What Linc does

Linc is a SaaS-based tutoring management platform purpose-built for educational institutions. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Guadalajara, Mexico, the company targets K-12 schools, colleges, and universities with the stated objective of reducing student dropout rates. The platform delivers an integrated workflow for Student Success Centers — covering coaching, advising, tutoring, courses, and academic support programs — and supports both in-person and online modalities, individual and group sessions, and walk-in (express) scheduling in its Premium tier.

The product is composed of three tightly integrated components: a native mobile application for iOS and Android that connects students and tutors on demand with push notifications and chat; a web application featuring an in-house virtual classroom supporting 2-16 participant video sessions, screen sharing, attendance tracking, and institution-monitored chat; and an administrative Control Panel for managing tutors, students, subjects, departments, majors, news, and statistical reporting across one or many campuses. Calendar integrations with Google Calendar, iCloud, Outlook, and Office 365 embed Linc into user workflows. No public API, SDK, or AI/ML capabilities are documented in the available data.

Linc operates a per-active-user SaaS licensing model billed monthly on demand, offered across three tiers: Basic for small institutions with one administrator, Pro for medium institutions with five administrators and online tutoring, and Premium for large multi-campus institutions with unlimited administrators and walk-in tutoring. Distribution is sales-led via personalized demos, supplemented by institutional network referrals and earned media coverage in Forbes Mexico, Business Insider Mexico, Tec de Monterrey's Conecta platform, and Pro Network. The company is privately held, employs 1-10 people, has no disclosed external funding, and operates across Mexico and the United States under Linc Learning Inc SAPI de CV and Linc Learning, Inc., respectively.

Name

Linc

Legal name

Linc Learning, Inc.

Website

https://linc.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Linc is a SaaS tutoring management platform for K-12 schools, colleges, and universities, offering a mobile app, web-based virtual classroom, and administrative Control Panel on per-active-user licensing, aimed at reducing student dropout rates.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Technology

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

K–12 Core Curriculum Small-Group Tutoring Centers (Math/ELA/Science/Social Studies) (EDANAHAA)

Keywords

• Tutoring management software
• Education technology platform
• Student success software
• Virtual classroom software
• Academic scheduling platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Guadalajara

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Per-User SaaS Licensing: Linc operates as a SaaS platform where educational institutions pay per active user license. An active user is any Student or Tutor with full platform access, visible in the control panel, who has requested at least one session within the current school year. Billing is monthly on-demand, charged on the same date each month. User additions or removals take effect at the beginning of the next billing cycle. The plan tier (Basic, Pro, Premium) determines the number of administrator seats and available features.
2. Enterprise Plan Upgrades: Institutions can upgrade across plan tiers (Basic, Pro, Premium) based on their size and feature needs, with Premium offering unlimited administrators and multi-campus support for large institutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Linc is a cloud-based SaaS platform that provides scheduling, record keeping, and reporting for tutoring centers in K-12 schools, colleges, and universities. The platform combines a native mobile app (iOS/Android), a web-based virtual classroom for online tutoring, and an administrative control panel into a single integrated system that helps educational institutions coordinate student success programs and reduce dropout rates.

Product overview

Linc is an all-in-one scheduling and management software platform for tutoring centers in K12, colleges, and universities. The platform consists of three core products: the Mobile App (iOS and Android) for students and tutors to access tutoring on-the-go, the Web App providing a virtual classroom with video conferencing for online tutoring sessions, and the Control Panel (admin dashboard) for institutional administrators to manage students, tutors, subjects, and analytics. The platform supports both in-person and online tutoring modalities, with individual (1:1) and group session types. Linc is offered through three pricing tiers (Basic, Pro, Premium) scaled for small, medium, and large multi-campus institutions. The platform also includes calendar synchronization with Google Calendar, iCloud, Outlook, and Office 365.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mobile App

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces student dropout rates by facilitating easy access to academic tutoring and advising
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Universidad Autónoma de GuadalajaracoreOthersUniversidad Autónoma de Guadalajara (UAG) is a customer and partner institution using Linc's platform for tutoring management. UAG is one of Linc's featured trust logos on the main website, indicating it as a reference customer.
• Tecnológico de MonterreycoreOthersTecnológico de Monterrey is a customer and partner institution using Linc's platform for scheduling and managing tutoring sessions. Featured prominently as a trust logo and media coverage source (Conecta platform).
• Voorhees CollegecoreOthersVoorhees College is a customer institution using Linc for tutoring management. Listed among the trusted institution logos on the Linc website.
• Tecnológico Nacional de MexicocoreOthersTecnológico Nacional de Mexico (TecNM) is a customer institution using Linc's platform. Listed as a trusted institution among Linc's customer logos.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ConexED: ConexED is a student success and virtual services platform for higher education that includes scheduling, advising, and tutoring coordination — directly comparable to Linc's purpose-built tutoring management value proposition for colleges and universities.
• Starfish (by EAB): EAB's Starfish is a leading student success and retention platform used by universities for advising, early alerts, and tutoring coordination — directly overlapping with Linc's positioning around reducing student dropout through academic support management.
• Upswing: Upswing provides online tutoring, advising, and student support software to community colleges and universities — comparable to Linc in customer base (institutions), use case (tutoring management), and per-seat SaaS revenue model.
• Tutor.com: Tutor.com is one of the largest institutional online tutoring providers in North America, contracted by universities and K-12 districts — competing with Linc for the same institutional tutoring budget allocation.
• NetTutor: NetTutor provides online tutoring services and management tools to colleges and universities, directly comparable to Linc's institutional tutoring platform positioning.
• Brainfuse: Brainfuse delivers online tutoring and homework help to schools, colleges, and public libraries, competing with Linc for institutional tutoring and student support contracts.

Broad incumbents

• Instructure (Canvas): Instructure's Canvas is the dominant LMS in higher education and increasingly bundles virtual classroom and appointment tools — a broad incumbent whose product roadmap could subsume Linc's tutoring management use case.
• Blackboard: Blackboard (now part of Anthology) is a legacy LMS and student success suite used widely across universities, representing a broad incumbent that competes for the same institutional budget Linc targets.
• PowerSchool: PowerSchool is a major K-12 student information and learning platform that increasingly bundles scheduling, communication, and student support modules — a broad incumbent that competes for the same K-12 tutoring management budget.

Emerging players

• TutorOcean: TutorOcean is an emerging online tutoring platform with both consumer and institutional offerings, partially overlapping with Linc's tutoring marketplace and management features, though with a less exclusive focus on educational institutions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/linclearning
• Facebookfacebook.com/linclearning
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/linclearning

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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